Madison Haiman is the Spring 2025 Health Policy Fellow at AcademyHealth. Her research focuses on maternal and reproductive health policy, concentrating on the impact of prenatal substance use policy on maternal health outcomes and experiences. She aims to examine the contextual factors that impact individuals who use drugs while pregnant using mixed methods approaches. She has her B.S. in Addiction and Recovery and M.S.W. (Master of Social Work) from The University of Alabama. She is currently a doctoral student at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Authored by Madison Haiman, M.S.W.

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Attacks on Data Accessibility Turn to Maternal Health: How States Can Help

One of the key datasets for maternal and child health, The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), has been taken offline and there is uncertainty if it will be made accessible again. The continuation of PRAMS, either at the federal or state level, is necessary to monitor and improve maternal and child health outcomes.
Posted By Madison Haiman, M.S.W., Emma Mairson, M.P.H.
Topics Advocacy Data Sources Public & Population Health
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Litigating Evidence and Preventative Care: Supreme Court Takes Up Braidwood

The Supreme Court will decide if the ACA's preventive care mandate, based on United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations, is unconstitutional, potentially affecting millions' access to cost-free preventive services and restricting evidence-based policymaking. AcademyHealth’s advocacy team explains the case and why we have been supporting USPSTF on behalf of the field.
Posted By Josh Caplan, M.A., M.P.P., Madison Haiman, M.S.W.
Topics Advocacy Costs & Payments Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid